Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 74-year-old James Headrick, who has been reported missing. Headrick is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. He was last seen on May 8 near Hendron Road wearing a camouflage hat, brown camo jacket, and tan pants, TBI said.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said there was a large police presence on North Broadway near Adair Drive Saturday morning due to a search. Officers were searching for a man who ran from them, KPD said, around 9 a.m. According to KPD, officers did not find him...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A Tennessee boy caught an extremely rare albino catfish while recently fishing with his father. Oliver Stinnett, 11, reeled in the fish during a weekend fishing trip while they were on the Tennessee River at Suttree Landing Park in South Knoxville. “We caught a couple...

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. In some places it is also Decoration Day. May 10, 2026, is a special day for another reason for me. My mother, Lennie Irene Headrick Stephens (1926-2022) would be 100 years old tomorrow. I do not often write about my family, but my mother represents a whole generation of women who grew up in a difficult time in our...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - WVLT’s Belle Oliver competed in “Dancing for the Horses” on Friday Night. Horse Haven of Tennessee hosts the celebrity dance competition every year to support the care of abused and neglected equines across the state. On Friday, Belle took to the floor to...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Command Sergeant Major Marcus Whitt returned to Vietnam for the first time since serving there during the war. It’s a trip he said gave him closure decades after his service. Whitt was one of eight U.S. veterans who traveled back to Vietnam at no cost...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A historic redevelopment in East Knoxville is offering a path to homeownership. Park City Village is a newly developed property with 56 units aimed at providing affordable housing. The Courtland Group purchased and developed the buildings. Two of the three have been around for a century.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A tractor-trailer fire caused delays on I-40 East near North Cherry Street Saturday morning, according to the Knoxville Police Department. The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported the fire around 3 a.m. According to KPD, the fire closed the right three lanes of I-40 East for several...

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Trinitas Ventures, a Lafayette, Indiana-based development and investment firm, along with partner Indianapolis-based developer Millstone Ventures have broken ground on Laster Farms at Turkey Creek, a 320-unit project in Knoxville. Laster Farms at Turkey Creek will include 240 apartments and 80 townhomes offered in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with monthly asking rents ranging from approximately $1,800 to...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Schools sent a notice to parents late Friday morning saying the district is experiencing a network outage. KCS said school phones may be impacted by the outage, along with some end-of-year assessments. "Our technology department is currently investigating and moving to resolve the situation...